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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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